The Well is led by a Ministry Leadership Team (MLT). This team is made up of Pastors/Elders, Community Leaders, and Mission Leaders. We value a team-led model. Our goal is to be a team of people who are led by the Spirit of God and represent our entire community.
The Ministry Leadership Team is a diverse group of people committed leading in the model presented in Ephesians 4:1-15. This means that one person does not do it all (i.e. one solo pastor who is in charge of everything). We believe is that leadership is best when it is led by a team of gifted men and women all focusing on and using their strengths and gifts in the community.
Pastors
At The Well, our pastors serve as our church elders, and are appointed for indefinite terms of service. These pastors are appointed by the Ministry Leadership Team and confirmed by the church community.
Todd Hiestand (Staff)
Todd brings a heart for people and a passion for the Church. He has a MA in Missional Theology from Biblical Theological Seminary and serves on staff in a part-time paid role where he oversees and facilitates the mission of The Well. He is bi-vocational and he runs his own web design company called 343design. Todd also serves on the board of Lemonade International, one of our partners in Guatemala City. You can read Todd’s blog here.
Phil Wood
Phil, a full-time shipping manager for a local wholesale nursery, serves as our worship pastor. Phil has been around The Well as long as anyone in our community and gives our leadership a strong sense of stability and wisdom.
Community Leaders
Community Leaders are members of our community who are involved in various aspects of leadership at The Well. These leaders have giftings related to specific areas of the church’s mission, and have committed to seek God’s guidance on how to help the community best live out what it means to be a church in and for the world. These leaders are appointed by the pastors, confirmed by the community, and serve a three-year term.
Shanna Cummings
Shanna is a leader who brings to our community a strong call to discipleship. She is passionate about living out the gospel through everyday relationships and serves our church as one of our key spiritual directors and mentors.
Patti Pearson
Patti is a licensed counselor and currently serves in the pregnant and parenting teens program in a local high school. She holds a MA in Counseling from Eastern University and uses her gifts for wisdom, discernment and listening to help lead our community.
Other Leadership
Beth Wood (Staff)
Beth serves as our Children’s Ministry Director. She organizes and oversees our growing children’s ministry.
Dan Dauenbaugh
Dan manages everything that happens at our building. This includes our rentals, our special events and everything in-between. If you are interested in using our space, Dan is your man.
Scott Jones
Scott Jones is a member of our community that helps lead and guide our preaching and teaching at The Well. He teaches on Sunday morning about twice a month and has a MDiv from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. He is currently working on his PhD in Systematic Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary with a focus on Karl Barth’s theology as it relates to issues of religious pluralism and the church’s encounter with other religions. You can read Scott’s blog here.
Laura McMillen
Laura is our office administrator and takes care of our finances. In addition to bravely taking on the role of helping organize our messy community, she is the director for the Sunday Breakfast Rescue Mission Thrift Store in Penndel, PA.